Standard P-Bass

Hoppus Signature

I currently own a Squier Standard P-Bass Special , and I'm considering upgrading to a Fender P-Bass. I just want to ask if the Mark Hoppus signature is in anyway superior to the Fender Standard P-Bass (sound-wise).

You get a better punk tone out of the Fender Standard Precision. The pickup that comes with the Mark Hoppus bass has a scooped-mid tone that doesn't sound too good for punk, IME. Punk tone is generally associated with boosted midrange, rather than cut mids.

You get a better punk tone out of the Fender Standard Precision. The pickup that comes with the Mark Hoppus bass has a scooped-mid tone that doesn't sound too good for punk, IME. Punk tone is generally associated with boosted midrange, rather than cut mids.

Originally posted by mesabass i think that this bass is one of the worst basses that ive played, its too awkward. id rather have a standard p bass and if u want u could upgrade the pups with some seymour duncan ones or something.

Another vote for the P bass.If you get a MIM you can upgraid the pup,etc. down the road(if so inclined).If you opt for a nice used MIA you really won`t have to upgrade at all,as the stock pup really
sounds great!

The Hoppus bass reminds me of an Aria Diamond Standard I had in my youth (sorry, attatchment denied by TB admin due to being a .tif file), but the neck on "Old Reliable" was a thinner J-profile, whereas the Hoppus is a regular chunkier P-profile. The P pickup on a J body is the common thread. The thru-body stringing is very nice for the sound and string tension, and these may be important factors to you. Seymour pickups are some of the finest passive pickups out there, so that's also a plus for the Hoppus. My vote on your poll was still for the regular P; you can't go wrong.

One thing the Hoppus does strike me on is that it appears to be ideally suited fo mounting the pickup for the Roland V-bass system where a J-style bridge pickup would be. The lack of tone controls means that the Roland control module would not be crowded when mounted in that area. If I ever decide to have a dedicated Roland axe, I'd definitely go this route, but would replace the neck with a J neck.